Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-03-25
HOW THE PRESIDENTS LOOKED.
Those Who Wore No Beards-Good Man
nova ond PLEASANT Faces-Beard.

Those who Wore No Beards-Good Man
ners aud Pleasant Faces-Beard.
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madi-
son, Monroe, Adams, Jackson, Van
Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor,
Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, and john
son wore no boards. Lincoln was the
first president who had whiskers. Grant,
Garfield, and Hayes had full chin whis-
kers. Arthur and Cleveland wore the
mustache, but no whiskers.
Washington was manly man, ma
jestic in proportions, and of dignified
bearing. He was Of the blonde type.
Jefferson was tall and elegant looking,
with sandy hair and fair complexion.
His granddaughter, Mrs. Randolph
Meikleham, is wonderfully like him in
appearance.
Madison was small and plain. BE
looked like a well-to-do farmer. Mrs.
Madison had majestic and queenly air,
and he appeared to disadvantage, physi-
cally, in her company. Before she mar
ried him she alluded to him to her
friends as the little great Madison"
Monroe was a good-looking man in
his uniform. He liked to wear the
cooked hat of the Revolution, and held
to it SO long that he went by the SOU
briquet of "the last cooked hat"
Both John Adams and his son John
Quincy, were stout, and the son was
thick set and short. The latter was
quite bald.
Jackson was gaunt, thin, and plain.
His eyes were his best feature.
Van Buren, was an Insignificant look
ing little man, the least handsome of
the presidents.
Harrison was fine-looking, soldierly
man, even in old age, of noble features
and genuine dignity.
Tyler was thin and tall, and his nose
was remarkable for size and plainness
Polk was small and unattractive in per
son and manners. Taylor was large
man of rough exterior, but pleasant
genial person. Fillmore had dignified
| appearance without elegance, but gen
teel and agreeable. Hewas large MAJ
of good address. Pierce was slight
handsome man of delightful manner
and winning voice. Ben: Perley Poore
in his recent "Reminiscences" says tha
he was the most popular man PERSONAL.
that ever occupied the presidential chair
No other president ever won the affec
tions of the people at Washington 81
completely as did he. His successor
Mr. Buchanan, was courtly in bearing
and was q fine-looking man even in oil
age. He had penchant for white necl
ties, which gave him clerical look.
Lincoln, though tall, gaunt, ane
homely, nevertheless had a pleasing
face when engaged in conversation
Jonson was one of the old-time presi
dents in the matter of personal appear
ance. He invariably wore black broad
cloth, and was scrupulously neat i
dress. He was heavy built, but no
stout, somewhat under six feet, and ha
head of beautiful outline-his only
handsome feature. Grant had Igh
sandy whiskers and dark hair, and wa
of medium size and weight. He wa
the youngest of the presidents. Haye
and Garfield looked alike-both larg
and tall, Of florid compilations and goo
looking. Garfield was the finer lookin
of the two.
Gen. Arthur is the only president VIII
wore side whiskers. He was well-pre
served man of elegant appearance. L
the matter of dress he ranked all hi
predecessors.
President Cleveland is the first of th
presidents who has worn mustach
only. He is large and strong, but nc
good looking, and is fast growing bale
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